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This autumn, a West End legend rises again – for one weekend only.
From October 10 to 12, Camden’s KOKO will transform into a nostalgic rave time machine as it celebrates 30 years of The End, the iconic West End superclub that defined London nightlife from the late ’90s through to the early 2000s.
The three-night takeover, titled ‘This is The End, 1995–2025: Defining an Era’, will feature sets from some of the Bloomsbury club’s most beloved residents, including heavyweights like Zero 7 and Fatboy Slim.
Founded in 1995 by DJ Layo Paskin and Mr C, The End quickly became a cornerstone of London club culture. With its drum ’n’ bass Fridays, techno Saturdays, and indie Mondays, the venue helped shape entire subcultures, giving early platforms to acts like Scissor Sisters and LCD Soundsystem, who both played their first UK shows there.
Housed in a former postal sorting office on West Central Street, The End was a pioneer in more ways than one – it even had a hydraulic dancefloor designed to give ravers’ knees a break (if only all clubs thought of that). Alongside the venue came End Recordings, a label that championed fresh talent and underground sounds.
The party, unfortunately, had to come to an end in 2009. After nearly 15 years, the club was forced to shut down to make way for property development. Its space briefly housed another venue called The Den, but nothing quite matched the magic of The End.
On August 19, Paskin took to Instagram to announce the upcoming club night. He wrote: ‘The venue [The End] represented a restoration of acid house’s music integrity, but with an ambition to pull the experience into the awaiting millennium.’
Grab pre-sale tickets for the End here at 11am on Friday August 29.
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